1911-03-07 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

TUESDAY MARCH 7, · 1911.

Teleg,ams.

Telegrams

二拜恩:

NEW SERIES No. 8485

晚七月二年三毓宜

Telegrams.

Telegrams.

Telegrams.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING. CONQUEST OF THE AIR.

THE BRITISH NAVY.

HOME POLITICS.

RIDES IN THE ROW;

DISESTABLISHMENT

SHELVED.

THE PLAGUE.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIAT-

ION TO BE FORMED,

("Bakuwa Po" SERVICE]

Poking, March 6,

An International Association to consider the introduction of the

best measures to combat the plugue in to be formed in Fengtion

province (Manchuria),

The official figures of the fatal casos in Harbin for November, December and January and the first five days of February, aro 4,405, and probably this is not an over-statement, for it comes from most reliable mon.

Plaguò is spreading in the villages and market towns, but no trustworthy figuros are availablo. Itisestimin that Kirin Province aloue has lost at least 10,000 lives.

The British-American Tob icon Co.'s tremendous business in those Three Provinros is largely at n stand still,

the Mukden

Correspon lont of the "N. C. D. Nows. Their factory hero is elased down and their up-conntry Inyora dare not obt in the nštril Hupplies of raw nisterial. Ciga rette dealers aro running short of stocks, and the people are com pelled to return to the good old pipo.

(THE "FELCOZAFI" CORRESPONDENT }

London, March 6, 7.30 p.m. Ajs Majesty King George is to be seen nearly every day riding in the Row, Hyde Park, in the company of a few friends,'

CHINA'S RAILWAYS.

["SHAT PO" SRAVICE.]

Poking, Mirch B.

The Board of C. muni on

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intends to seul a special doputy

to javostigate into the ex onditure

of all the railways:

RAILWAY DEVELOP-

MENT.

"BHAT Fo" SERVICE.]

Paking, March 6,

The President of the Board of

All business is sufforingeruelly, Communications proposes to use aal, not the least, the very im portant soya bean trade,

The railway men have all stuck to their chargos, and, if possible those who run the more risks thun any, oxcopting the doctors, are the Imperial Post Oico st:f, overy man of whom has “stood by," and still keeps the whole ncline going in a most wonder- ful way. The foreign members

tho Canton-Hankow Railway loan'

for the construction of the Sze- clinen-Thibet Railway.

MORE LOANS.

SHAT PO SERVICE.]

Poking, March 6. The President of the Army

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ve inspired their idens of duty into the native staff, who, as far as one can learn, have not neado 1 to bo capecially encouraged, and with few exceptons have done their work as usital. That, despito the death of carriors from con- tigion, whilst rauning with bugs, Board (In Chunpu) proposes to (at wayside iuns), the 'service all

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over the entry has been well raisa foreign loans for the re- maintainol, speaks much for the organization na 1 zoal of all con-organization of the army and for

cornod.

TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.

THROUGH A FASTING

"SOCIETY.

[Stat Po" Service.]

Shanghai, March 6.

The insting society, in Chen in the profacture of Chung Sha,

King, nor Shanghai, strongly

opposes the mavements of the

self-government society.

Trouble is anticipatel and the magistrate has sent for troops to maintain order.

the construction of this railways.

ECONOMY IN ADMINIS-

TRATION.

FOREIGN ENGINEER TO GO.

("Suruno Fo" SERVICE.]

Peking, Marel 0. The Chiof Railway Bagoan in

Kiang-u has communicated with

FRENCH OFFICER'S

FLIGHT.

(TAN "TELE API" CORRESPONDENT.]

London, March 6, 9.30 p.m. Another fine flight is recorded by the French papers.

An officer of the French army

hay succeeded in dying from

Nico to Corsica,

A British Army. Order provides for the organization of an air bat- talion in 1911. The air battalion ordor takes effect on April 1. It defines the duties as including the training of men in the hand- ling of kites, balloons and aero- planes. The personnel at end- quartors, in addition to the usual administrative duties, will be available to form a nucleus from which the battalion can obtain.ad-

ditional officers and men. The

officors will be selected from ap plicants in the regular service, on the active list.-N. C.D. Nows."

OUSTING THE MER-

CHANTS.

FROM RAILWAY CONTROL,

[Stat Po" Cowice.]

Poking, March 6.

ANOTHER CRUISER

BUILDING.

號七月三英港香

Telegrams.

· SECRETARY OF STATE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH.

(THE “TELBOUÁPH * ConnESPONDENT;

London, March 8, 9.30 p.m. Lord Crewo, the Secretary of Site for the Colonies, is now ro- ported to be improving in health.

$86 PER ANADM,

SINGLE COry 10.DENTS ·

POLICE COURT.

Fourteen men word arrested in a shoo maker's shop in Wing Loo Street last night for gambling, and were charged this morning. The first two defondants. were finod $50 ouch and to remisinders $3 caoh.

Lam Woo, contractor, and Lan Pak-Leung, wore charged this morning before Mr. J. R. Wood for a number of offences. Mr. Dennys, Sr., prosecuted find Mr." Brutton, of the firm of Messrs, Brutton and Hett, defended..

(TUR "TELEGRAP¤" CORRESPONDENT }|(THE "TELEGRAPHI” CORRESPONDENT

Lion, Murch 6, 0.30

London, March 6, 9:30 p.m. p.in. Another addition is being made Owing to another revolt among

A long argument arose between to the British navy,

the Welsh members of Parliament,

which was ultimately fixed by his the parties on the point of bail

thero is every possibility that the

Worship in $5000 personal bond During his abeonco, Lord Mor-oach and two surelios of $5000

each. Disestablishment Bill will beley is the Liberal leader in the Tho cast was remanded till solved this session.

Wednesday, the 18th instant at 2.15 p.m..

The keel of a huge armoured

cruiser has been laid at Jarrow.

The leviathan. will be named

Queen Mary.

CHINA'S RAILWAYS.

ANOTHER PROJECT.

"SHEONG PO SERVICE)

Poking, March 6.

The Board of Communications

(Yu Chuanpu) proposes to use

tho Kinng Su-Uhickkiang Rail-

way loan for the purpose of con-

structing another lino.

CHINA AMBITIOUS.

A LOAN OF TWENTY

MILLIONS.

["Sumuno Po" BRAVICE]

}

Peking, March 6-

Viceroy Hat Tang,. of the Three Eastern Provinces, has

i'

י,

Upper House.

A-Chinese-was-charged this. London, Feb. 223,-Lord Lnus- [Lord Crewe was born in Lon-Des Voeux Road West, and stealing

morning with burglary at 221, .. downe, the leader of the Condon in Jammary, 1858. He was $65 worth of clothing, &, at 3 servatives in the House of Lords,

has at last announced his inten Assistant Private Secretary to dan, this morning. The defondant tion of introducing a House of Earl Granville, Secretary for got into the shop by pushing the Lords Reform Bill in Parliament. Foreign Affairs in 1883-4; Lord-ho was chased by the decupants bolt aside! On leaving the placo This stop may be regarded as a in-Waiting to the Queen 1886; along Dos Vaux Rond, and then counter-blast to the House of

Lords Reform Bill, now under Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, debate in the House of Commons, 1892-5; Lord President of the and great satisfaction is expressed Council, 1905-8; Lord of the on the Conservative side at Lofd Privy Senl in 1908, and in the Lansdowne's .action. The Con-

of Stats for the Colonies. Ilo same your he was made Secretary

owns about 25,000 noros.]:

servatives are contemplating hold ing a meeting. to-morrow, when they will adopt a resolution on- couraging the members of the House of Lords voluntarily to take cliarge of the roform of the House, now that there seems no hope of a compromise, being ar- rived at between the Government party and the Opposition on tho question of the House of Lords Reform Bill introduced by the Liberals.

The announcement by Lord Lansdowne of his intention to in-

"JAPANESE `TRAINING

SQUADRON.

ARRIVES HOME,"

:

troduce a House of Lords Reform " INDEPENDENT NEWS Bill is the result of a cousilta- tion with Mr. Balfour, the Con servative loader in the House of Commons, Moinichii.'

THE LORDS AND THE UNIONISTS. London, March 1.-Theinterest of politicians is concentrated on the attitudo of the Unionists towards the roform of the House of Lords. A meeting was held yesterday of Unionist members of the House of Commons, to which wore not

AGENOY.].

Tokio, March 0. The Japanese training squadron

(whichrecently visited Hongkong)

arrived at Yokosuka yesterday,

The Board of Communications

intouds to assume the control of railways now under the manage- mont of merchants if they are not actually under construction by nomorialized the Throus to raise the end of the year.

Ja foreign loan of Tis. 20,000,000 invited. It is understood. that Kaisha debentures to the amount

The Board proposes, to run the linesasgovernment undertakings,

FRONTIER TROUBLE.

AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

DESIRED..

["Shat Pa" Servico.]

Peking, March 6.

The Board of Foreign Affaire (Waiwapu) is in favour

amicable settlement with the

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for the development of industries, railway construction, and mining enterprise in Manchurik, Manohuth The Board of Cominunications (Yuchuanpu), the Board of Finance (Tuchipu), the Board of Agriculture, Industry, and Com- merce (Nung-kung-shangpu), are in favour of the scheme, but

the Board of Foreign Affairs (Waiwawu) opposes it.

RUSSIA AND CHINA. Peking, Maroli 1.-Ritėsio las

the same burcau în Chiok-kiang British Government on the fron-replied to China's answer to her

tior

question in Yuanon.

former Note, 'expressing satis fiction on some points and

the front banchors

the advanced Unionists are satis-

T. K. K. DEBENTURES.

It is reported, says the“. Kobe Herald" that the Toyo Kison

fied by the assurance that Lord of Y13,000,000, bearing six per Lansdowno's forthcoming Bill for cout. interest, which were entire- amending the constitution of the ly taken up by the Yasuda Bank House of Lords will be bold and will be put on the market in and sweeping. The hereditary April next. The entire amount Peers (under its provisions) will has been already handed over to be in the minority and the others the steamship company by the will be elected on a democratic Yasuda Bank, but the immediate systom.-" N, C, D, News,"

BRITISH STEAMER

ASHORE.

[“INDEPENDENT NEWS.", AORNOY.J

Tokio, March 7.

Yesterday, a British steamer

ran aground off the coast of Marugame; in the Inland Sea.

Fortunately no lives wore lost,

A Japanese man-of-war was

However, Viceroy LA, the mer voicing the hope that these will and no serious damage is reported.

bo given practical application chunts, and the gentry of the pro-nimelistely, She requires, how- ever, a more definito statomont in firm in their deter-regard to free trade in the New dospatched to ronder assistance to

Dominions, and also aska wliether

suggesting the abolition of the Shanghai Hung-chów, Ning-po offices at the end of this month, pu l'also to disbuse with tlie ser- vices of the fproga chief district mination not to give in. ¡

are very

China is prepared to give written the ship, Among the passengers leaving

confirmation of her vorbal nasur- Shanghai by the NY.K.S. Awa ; ongi

ances of good faith expressed at Maru was Mr. H. Pecker, of Messra,

the time when hor reply was Mosers, Swanzy and Hedomant, H. Beckor and Bardekor, archit-

of the Honolulu Iron Works, who

givon, octs, who is returning to his home under. Captain Crosby, with a certain if an opening exile for partial revision of the treaty. The ss. Rubi arrived today have been in the Philippines, to as first instance, advocated only a It appears that Chins, in the in Germany. Mr. Bocker has general cargo including two angar refining machinery, ar-Russin now considers this a se been clcasly associated with motor-cars, 300 bales of hemp, rived to-day on the. s... Itubi, condary mattor, and states that Shanghai and the outports, where and a small null. She exper- le lias bean responsible for many fenced good weather, until a thick Thoy return to Honolulu on the attitude in this connexion will fine buildings. Mr. Bocker is one fog made its appearance last us. Koron, on which, also, Afra. China conforms with the Russian dopoad upon the manner in which of the old school of architects, night,

Forbes will sail for Ban Irancisco, demands."N,C,D. NotrS,

to Chung Ghing Street, when a constable pouneed on him. months' hard labour and four The defondant was givour three hours' stocks.

HOCKEY.

The Y.MUA. hockey tom met the Taikoo toan in Triondly game of hockey yesterday after- noon on the Hongkong hockey ground at Happy Valley. Tho game was a one-sidod one and resulted in an oasy win for the Taikoo mon by 8 goals to one. The winnerscored four goals in the first half and in the other half they scored four to the Y.M.C.As

one.

The Royal Garrison Artillery mot tho Royal Engineers in a friendly game of hockey on the exciting contest onded in a draw military ground yesterday, and an two all

The Weather Forecast.

STORMY.

RAIN

CHANGE

VERY DRYN

On the 7th at 11.55 a-Tho anle of the debentures is consider barometer has fallon rapidly in E. ed disadvantageous by the Bank Japan, the depression having autliorities in the present condi- crossed tho on of Japan and tion of the money market. While reached Hokkaido. the domand for money has con-

Pressurons increased over tinned active since the beginning China, particularly in the North of the year, the fooling in the It is highost over the Lower stock market has not improved. Yangtzo valley. Moreover, it is anticipated that towards the oud of this month there will be an increased demand for funds, in view of the approach of the period for the payment of national taxes. In March thero will take place the annual official inspection of the various banks, in view of which the banks will call in advances in order to amplify their rosorvca. For those

reasona the Bank authorities con-

sider it advisable to postpons the salo of the debentures till about the middle of April.

SICKNESS PREVALENT.

Sickness is greatly provalent in the Colony just now, not only among the Chinese, but foreign- ors as well.

At the Seamen's Instituto Inst Acorrespondent informaustbat

given in the presence of a large an- be treated, while two dead per- ganizo I by Mrs. Francis Clark was six ambulances taking patients to night an enjoyable concort cr- he saw last night no fewer than

dionice. The artistes contributing sons were carried by him. to the entertainment wore Miss Residents would be well ad Jacke, Mrs. Francis Clark, Missvised to avoid making too carly a kor, Mr. Dowbiggin, ir. Abney, The weather is treacherous and G. Potis, Mra, Hunter, Mrs. Wal-elunge into summer thinge And Mr. Austin,

chills are frequent.

Fresh to strong N.E. and E. winds may be expected over the morthern shores of the China Son. hours ending at 10 am. to-day,

Hongkong lainfall for the 24:

0.04 inches.

Forecast District. 1.-Hongkong and Neighbour hood, E. winda, strong; drizzling

rain.

2.-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, strong.

3-South coast of China be- tween Hongkong and Lamocks, same ne No. 1:

4.-South coast of China bo' twoon Hongkong and Hainan, samo na No. 1.........

Admiral W. Leo Capps, U.S.N. arrived on the Rubi, which also i cluded among her passengers Mrs.

Mies. Emerson. Adiniral Capps General, who is accompanied by Forbes, mother of the Governor-

the East since December and Ima has been on a special mission to been visiting Japan and the. on route to America, on the 8.5, Philippinca, Holcaves for Europe, York.